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English
Adjective
mollic (not comparable)
- (soil science) Dark (having a color value and chroma of 3 or less when moist), with minimum organic carbon content, and high concentration of calcium carbonate.
2010, Keys to Soil Taxonomy, →ISBN, page 197:A histic epipedon consisting of mineral soil material can also be part of a mollic or umbric epipedon.
2014, Alfred E. Hartemink, Kevin McSweeney, Soil Carbon, →ISBN, page 41:Beside the need for stronger criteria for the mollic horizons an “intermediate” horizon between the mollic and the ochric is proposed, for better differentiation between agricultural soils and to provide useful information for regional and global carbon calculations.
2017, Paulo Pereira, Eric Brevik, Miriam Muñoz-Rojas, Soil Mapping and Process Modeling for Sustainable Land Use Management, →ISBN:The maximum depth to mollic colors can become thinner in a soil profile over time due to erosion, compaction, decomposition of organic matter, or gleying.
Translations
dark with minimum organic carbon content and high concentration of calcium carbonate